There's a version collected by Alfred Williams in 1915 - Canada-i-o from Henry Leach, Eynsham, that has the woman try to throw her lover into prison, having dressed as a duke to get on board:

  Then she had him fettered, and handed him along,
  She said - "I'm going to confine you all in some prison strong,
  You robbed me of my liberty, I'll have you tried for life.'
  So she ventured fame and fortune all for to be his wife.

The rest is as usual: The other sailors disagree and want to throw her overboard, the Captain intervenes and saves her, she marries the Captain.


There are four version collected by Alfred Williams on the site, though they were not all complete and Williams' commented that they seemed to come from two versions. I've only had a quick look, but I think a combined text is shown for all.

Mick